the story of my journey pt. 1

[jsrmanatee 51]

hi everyone! i'm jackie. just a little back story- i went to a seminar on jan. 24 and decided to have the surgery. went to the the doctor on jan. 25 and weighed 398 lbs. she made the referral to the gastric surgeon and i was on my way! went to doctor for a weigh-in on feb. 22 and weighed 390 lbs. yesterday, i had my first consultation with the surgeon and i'm down to 384 lbs. yeah! 15 lbs in 2 months on my own!

i liked the surgeon and he answered my questions and then i met with 2 different nurses and they were really helpful. i found out that my insurance will cover the surgery. yeah! i have three things to do pre-op. i have an endoscopy scheduled in early april and then i have to see a cardiologist for an ekg and stress test and see a psychiatrist for a consultation. i should have all of these done by some time in may.

when i asked the nurse about how long it would be until my surgery, she said three months or less. omg! cannot believe it will be that soon. so i'm thinking some time in late june. i'm so excited!

jackie

[JP69 116]

Yea, I'm happy for you, and we share the same name! Your surgery will be here before you know it. This sight is so great about asking any kind of questions, and I mean Any questions! Everyone is so nice and helpful. I absolutely love this forum, you could say I'm addicted:) Best of luck on getting your surgery date quickly. Keep us posted:)

Jackie

[annabelle 76]

hello and welcome, thats wonderful news a new you on the way for the summer. a beautiful gift to yourself, our insurance here in Ireland dosent work that quick we have to be in the program 18mts first, keep us posted how you are doing, enjoy your new journey x

[jsrmanatee 51]

how do you update those ticker things?

[JP69 116]

Go into your profile page, click on surgery, change weight etc, your ticker will automatically update.